Hill, Elizabeth Mary, Dame, 1900 - 1996 (Professor of Slavonic Studies)
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Papers of Professor Elizabeth Hill relating to the Russian language courses provided for the armed services, 1944 - 1966
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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/SLAV.1
Scope and Contents
During the Second World War, Russian language courses had been provided in Cambridge for the War Office. In response to the request from the Inter-Services Language Committee that training be continued formally from 1945, the Inter-Services Russian Course for trainee translators and interpreters was organised for officers in all branches of the armed services, who attended on secondment for 6 months. A similar course was offered at London University at the School of Slavonic and East...
Dates:
1944 - 1966
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